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Gašparovič presents state awards to 18 Slovak personalities

PRESIDENT Ivan Gašparovič presented state awards to 18 leading Slovak cultural, scientific, education, and sports figures at a ceremony at Bratislava Castle in anticipation of Slovak Constitution Day on September 1.

The Order of Ľudovít Štúr, first class, was given to former tennis player and Slovak Davis Cup team captain Miloš Mečíř, diplomat Juraj Králik, and doctors Juraj Payer, František Makai and Ján Slezák. Another award was given posthumously to non-fiction writer Vojtech Zamarovský, who died recently.